GRE Word List
CONSANGUINITY
the quality or state of being consanguineous
The meaning of the word consanguinity is the quality or state of being consanguineous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| acclaim | applaud |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |